Seville, Spain: Feria de Abril de Sevilla

You hear “Spain.”

What do you imagine that it means?

Sun-drenched cities, cheerful people, full of vivid colors and delicious wine…

Well, for sure, north and south, or east and west of Spain can be very different, but

Feria de Abril de Sevilla/Seville Fair symbolizes “Spain” which you imagine.
Feria de Abril de Sevilla is a happy and full-of-life festival just as sun-kissed Andalucia itself.

San Francisco: The Bay Lights

Do you know the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the other important bridge in San Francisco besides world famous Golden Gate Bridge?
The San Francisco Bay Bridge is one of the world longest suspension bridges as well.

This Bay Bridge itself is now a fine art illuminated by 25,000 ELD lights and is a pleasure to the eye of people in San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the travelers.

If you are visiting San Francisco, please take a walk around Embarcadero Ferry Building after the sun goes down. You will love the view J

For more information, such as “Best View” spots, please visit the officialWebsite of The Bay Lights.

Paris: It’s Free –Admission Sunday!

Love art? Then Paris is a paradise. There are so many museums in and around the city, and you can enjoy  many kinds of art works from world very famous to up-and-coming. Many of them, including Louvre, Orsay, and Orangerie, offer free entrance once a month: first Sunday of the month. Well, it is this weekend, April 7th.

List of the museums in Paris where you can enjoy free admission is as follows.
Musée national d'art moderne - Centre Pompidou
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Musée Gustave Moreau
Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner
Musée du LouvreMusée national du Moyen Âge - Thermes de Cluny
Musée national de l'Orangerie
Musée d'Orsay
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration
Musée du Quai Branly
Musée Rodin

Enjoy!

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Bangkok、Thailand : Songkran

Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year celebration, will take place across the country from April 13^th to 15^th.
Well, Songkran goes by the name "water festival".

No matter who you are; grown-ups or 5 year old kids, Thais or tourists from whatever the country is, Songkran is the festival to celebrate New Year with splashing water on each other.

Vienna, Austria: Easter Market

Almost 3 months have passed from the Christmas vacation. 
 Since then we have been working tirelessly.
And we assume, well, at least some of us, need some rest from the reality: job, study, house works, concrete jungle, etc. 

 Vienna in March is for someone like that. 
Always-romantic-and-almost-fairy-tale-looking Vienna, Austria, is now the city of real fairy tale.

Enjoy Holi in San Francisco Bay Area

Let’s celebrate spring!
Let’s celebrate spring with impactful way!
Let’s celebrate spring with Holi!

Spain, Valencia: Fallas de San Jose

One of the 3 biggest/best festivals in Spain: Falls de San Jose is around the corner.

Valencia welcomes the spring with huge flames, a lot of smoke, craziness of exploding firecrackers and tremendous joy.

Honolulu: Spam® celebration

Visiting Honolulu, Hawaii in the end of April?
Then enjoy this very unique street festival which is to celebrate the people of Hawaii’s love for Spam®, a canned meat for Hormel Foods.

Chicago: St. Patrick’s Day Green River

Chicago in March = flood of green.

On the St. Patrick’s Day, the downtown Chicago is filled with green: people in green, green river, and “Green River”. It’s not so well-known among international tourists, but it’s actually a very big event: roughly 350,000 people enjoyed the day in 2012. 

Now let’s see what you can enjoy in the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day.

New York: Spring parades in New York

Long, dark, and icy winter in New York is about to leave (we hope so.)

Once March starts, as if to prove it, the city gets packed with parade after parade.

Now let’s find out how we can celebrate the long-awaited arrival of spring!

New York City Beer Week

Raise your hand if you think that there is nothing but offices and sky-high buildings in New York.
Raise your hand if you think that the words “local” and “craft” have been extinct in New York.

Well, there are numerous local breweries in New York, and

Carnival in South America

You live in the Northern Hemisphere?
Quite possibly, you are freezing in the cold weather.

Well, not in South America. It’s at the height of summer and the heat of carnival.
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is the world's most famous, but you can enjoy it in other cities as well, such as;

Enjoy Carnivals in Spain

February is THE festive season of the year. Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Carnival in Nice, Carnival of Venice, or Mardi Gras in Sydney and New Orleans etc.

Well, don’t miss the carnivals in Spain. Carnival of Cádiz and of Tenerif is world’s famous.
And, good news is, you can enjoy gorgeous carnival even very near Barcelona.

Carnival of Venice No.4: More Carnivals in Italy

Not only in Venice, but also other cities in Italy are enjoying Carnival. Below is the schedule.

Carnival of Viareggio
Enjoy 140th anniversary of Carnival of Viareggio! This is famous for the parade of uniquely decorated huge floats.

Italy: Operas & Ballets schedule

For you: opera & ballet lovers! Below is the 2013 schedule of operas and ballets in Florence, Rome, and Naples.

Florence

Teatro del Maggiore Musicale Fiorentino

Opera : Don Giovanni：February 3, 5, 7, 10
Ballet : Ballo in maschera：February  9
Ballet : Short TimeⅡ：February  21, 23, 24, 26
Ballet : La Sylphide：April 3 to 7
Ballet : Balletti in Palazzo Pitti：July 6, 9, 19, 23, 25
Opera : Orfeo all'inferno：July 13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27
Ballet : Britten Portrait：October 3 to 6
Opera : La serva padrona：October 22, 23, 25 to 27
Opera : L'elisir d'amore：November 15 to 17, 19 to 21
Opera : Il barbiere di Siviglia：December 3 to 7, 10
Ballet : Vertiginous / La strada：December 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Opera : Don Carlo：May 2, 5, 8, 12
Opera : The Rape of Lucretia：May 17, 19, 21, 23, 25
Opera : Written on Skin：May 28, 30, 31
Ballet : Omaggio a Stravinskij：June 7, 8, 10 to 12
Opera : Farnace：June 13, 15
Opera : Macbeth：Jun 17 to19, 21, 22
Opera : Maria Stuarda：June 20, 23

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Rome

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Ballet : Giselle: February 9, 10, 12 to 14

Opera : I due foscari：March 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
Opera : Samson et Dalila：April 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Ballet : Notes de la nuit：April 12, 14, 16, 17
Opera : Rienzi- L'ultimo dei tribuni：May 10, 12, 14, 16, 18
Ballet : La sylphide：May 28 to 31, June 1, 4, 5
Opera : Don Pasquale：June 18 to 23, 25
Opera : Curlew River：June 27
Opera : Nabuconodonosor：July 16, 18, 20, 23
Ballet : Coppelia：September 28, 29, October 1 to 6
Opera : Turandot：October 23 to 27, 29 to 31

》For more details, pleasevisit the official Website

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Naples

Teatro di San Carlo

Opera : La fuga in maschera：February 10, 12, 13, 15 to 17
Opera : Messa da Requiem：February 24, 26, 28, March 1, 3
Ballet : Don Quijote：March 22 to 24, 26, 27
Opera : Der fliegende Hollander：April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28
Opera : Rigoletto：May 17 to 19, 21 to 26
Opera : Demetrio e Polibio：May 29, 31, June 1, 4, 5, 7
Opera : West side story：June 22, 23, 25 to 28
Ballet : Cafe Muller / La sagra della primavera：July 11 to 14
Ballet : Shen Wei：July 21, 23 to 26
Ballet: Il Lago dei Cigni：September17, 18, 20 to 22

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Viet Nam: Lantern festival

Hoi An, located halfway between Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi and is a World Heritage site, is famous for its Lantern Festival.

So please stop off at Hoi An when you are traveling in Viet Nam, and enjoy the night  illuminated with soft and nostalgic lights.

Aspen, Colorado: Winter X Games 2013

Here comes a winter: Winter X Games, the world most exciting event for the snowboarders, skiers, snowmobile athletes, or everyone who loves winter sports and thrills, comes back to Aspen, Colorado.

More than 200 of the world’s best of the best athletes, including Olympians, wow you throughout 4 days, non stop.
Around 110,000 audience are expected to the Buttermilk Mountain, the venue where you can enjoy superhuman performance of the athletes as well as live music, film showcases, and more. ALL events at Buttermilk Mountain are FRRE to the public, so don’t miss this excitement-and-fun-packed event!

Carnival in Germany

From Feb. 7^th to 13^th, carnival parades will take place in many cities in Germany.
Schedule is as follows.

Cologne
Thursday, Feb. 7^th: starting at 11:11am
Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 10:30am

Mainz
Saturday, Feb. 9^th: starting at 14:11/2:11pm

Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 11:11am

Frankfurt
Sunday, Feb. 10^th: starting at 13:01/1:01pm

Dusseldorf
Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 12:30pm

Aachen
Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 11:11am

MunichTuesday, Feb. 12^th: starting at 11:00am

Enjoy!

San Diego: Best season for Whale Watching

Did you know; from December to mid-March is the best season for whale-watching in San Diego?